caligari wrote:
I've played through the Company of Heroes' games, and I feel like I need another fix.

Are the Dawn of War games very similar?

Dawn of War 2 is yes. Same emphasis on cover and frontline combat.
In fact the whole play style is streamlined further with no base building and more customization of squads.
It's like COH meets Diablo.

Without a doubt. The last expansion doesn't add much tbh, but the main game and the Opposing Fronts exp are sublime.

Best RTS I've played, and I've played a lot of 'em. Graphics are still amazing today, as are the physics, sound and special effects. It has some basebuilding so it's pretty oldschool (which is good), but rewards an aggressive playstyle because of the resources you gain by controlling parts of the map (which is even better).

Play it, you won't regret it! It's a masterpiece in the realtime strategy department and a technical marvel.

Make sure once you've played through the game you check some of the great mods for CoH, like Eastern Front, Normandy '44 and Blitzkrieg (all at moddb.com).

The modding community is still very much alive and kicking, so there's still lots to look forward to, if you're interested.

If I remember correctly each of the mods I mentioned have their own installer. Luckily, mods nowadays aren't the hassle anymore as it used to be (generally speaking).

All these mods are still being worked on, but are already very polished as they are now, and add literally loads of content (ranging from lots of new units and historical correct skins to complete new factions, more realistic game mechanics and better skirmish AI). All very high quality.

Oh, and moddb.com really is THE place for mods. Just browse the game you want and the mods for that game will show, both finished and in development (or both).

I would advice to play the standard game first though, it really is very good in it's own right. Moreover, the mods are MP/Skirmish only as of now, so they might break the campaign (you can still play the main game once you installed mods though, and you can have more mods installed at once).

Try Blitzkrieg (version 4.02b) and Eastern Front and keep an eye out for Normandy '44 (already very playable and very expansive) in the future.

Blitzkrieg is a very good mod that reworks game mechanics, balance and adds dozens of units. Also every unit has a new (historically correct) skin.

Eastern Front adds Russia as a faction, but keeps the rest mostly vanilla. Russia is a very well done faction that fits the game very well. Another faction (the Ostheer) is in the works.

Normandy '44 can be seen as a combination of Blitzkrieg and Eastern Front (since it changes game mechanics, balance and will add Russia), but is in fact a lot more. It's by far the most ambitious and expansive CoH modding project, with a focus on historical accuracy. The latest release has been a while back though but a new release (including Russia) is in the works.

Battle of the Bulge is worth a try too.

You should not be worried about quality, the art often surpasses Relic's. Keep in mind though that these are multiplayer mods (so far).

Also there are mods in the works for WO I and modern times, both looking very good already.

Check the Company of Heroes mods on moddb.com and you'll find all what you need.